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The inhabitants of the eastern parts of [[London]], [[England]], are known as '''Cockneys'''. They have a ready wit and warm hearts beneath gruff exteriors, and are frequently to be seen wearing the traditional garb of 'Pearly Kings and Queens', viz. a black suit covered with mother-of-pearl buttons, and doing the [[Lambeth Walk]], a local [[folk dance]].

The inhabitants of the eastern parts of [[London]], [[England]], are known as '''Cockneys'''. They have a ready wit and warm hearts beneath gruff exteriors, and are frequently to be seen wearing the traditional garb of 'Pearly Kings and Queens', viz. a black suit covered with mother-of-pearl buttons, and doing the [[Lambeth Walk]], a local [[folk dance]].

Cockneys do not speak normal English but use a regional dialect called rhyming slang. "I'll go down the apples and pears to see the old dutch" means "I'll descend the staircase to see my lady wife." If a Cockney visits the podiatrist he will say "I've got a might and main in my plates of meat" ("I have a pain in my feet").

Cockneys do not speak normal English but use a regional dialect called rhyming slang. "I'll go down the apples and pears to see the old dutch" means "I'll descend the staircase to see my lady wife." If a Cockney visits the podiatrist he will say "I've got a might and main in my plates of meat" ("I have a pain in my feet").

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